Chris Johnson (football, running back)

Just about all the key front-office decision-makers and coaches from every NFL team were in Indianapolis to assess draft-eligible college players at the league's scouting combine. Agents were on hand for an NFL Players Association seminar and might have sneaked in a conversation with a team or two. Members of the competition committee discussed prospective rule changes and held their annual player-safety meeting with NFLPA representatives.

It in many ways sets the tone for the remainder of the offseason. Here are a few quick thoughts on some of the winners and losers from the...

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This was the center of the NFL universe for the past week.
Just about all the key front-office decision-makers and coaches from every NFL team were in Indianapolis to assess draft-eligible college players at the league's scouting combine. Agents were...

Quarterbacks and receivers worked out inside Lucas Oil Stadium at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, while the Bears tended to their roster ahead of free agency. Here are three things we learned.
The Bears re-signed developmental quarterback Connor Shaw...

Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State's 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne's mark of...

The Chicago Bears are proud to introduce … Kevin White
Arrived: April 30, 2015.
6-foot-3, 216 pounds.
Welcomed to Halas Hall by general manager Ryan Pace and quarterback Jay Cutler
Pace's first draft pick as GM will debut a year later than planned,...

The one constant in the NFL is change. Every season, it seems, there is a churn at the top — no team has repeated as Super Bowl champion for the past dozen years, for instance — and the rules are constantly being clarified and tweaked, mostly in the...

DeMarco Murray will be leaving Philadelphia after only one season for Tennessee in a trade the Titans hope gives them the running threat they've lacked since releasing Chris Johnson, while the Eagles rid themselves of one of the contracts signed by former...

Cruise control is killing Carolina.
The Panthers, who play host to Arizona at 5:40 p.m. CT Sunday in the NFC championship game that will be broadcast on FOX, are the best team in football through three quarters . . . but then they tend to coast.
They...

During his days at the University of Arkansas, where he spent four seasons as a backup quarterback and holder, Dowell Loggains was listed at 5-foot-5. That's hardly prototypical size for a quarterback and also a generous estimate, according to some who...

By the numers
12,608 career yards from scrimmage leads the NFL since 2008 (Adrian Peterson is second at 11,935)
Forte is the fifth player in NFL history with at least eight seasons of 800 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards (LaDanian Tomlinson,...

Published in Chicago Tribune on January 03, 2016 — Print headline: "By the numbers"

Last week's rank in parentheses.1. Panthers 11-0 (2): Don Shula's son Mike is the offensive coordinator and Dad says it "would make me very proud" if his son could join the 1972 Dolphins in the lore of the undefeated.2. Broncos 9-2 (6):...

If the weekly game of Russian roulette we endearingly call "fantasy football" has claimed one or more of your top players, take solace that a) you're not alone, nearly everyone's had some devastating injury; and b) the waiver wire has been just as...

It remains to be seen if Bears running back Matt Forte will get on with his life on a different team in a different city next year. But by any rational criteria, he needs to get on with his Bears career starting Thursday night in Green Bay.
The Bears are...

Published in Chicago Tribune on November 25, 2015 — Print headline: "Back in play - Healed Forte again top ground option - On the Bears"

Matt Forte is ready for a change. Maybe not the one you are expecting.
The Bears' two-time Pro Bowl running back broached the subject of sharing the load in the backfield with rookie Jeremy Langford as opposed to being the down-in, down-out producer he...

Published in Chicago Tribune on November 20, 2015 — Print headline: "Future up in air, Forte will share - Open to splitting time with Langford"

After an open date, the Chicago Bears will return to action Sunday at Soldier Field against the Minnesota Vikings. In a pivotal divisional contest, the Bears will have their hands full on both sides of the ball. The defense will try to slow Vikings...

Last week's rank in parentheses.1. Patriots 6-0 (1): The Jets gave them a game, but there is still a wide divide between the class of the AFC East and the rest.2. Bengals 6-0 (2): Can take a commanding lead in the AFC North with a victory...

With a win Sunday at Ford Field, the Chicago Bears would own their first three-game winning streak since opening the 2013 season at 3-0. The Bears remain underdogs for the sixth consecutive week with the Detroit Lions still a 3-point favorite. But the...

You know how it is with Patriots running backs: Trying to pinpoint one particular back's production is like trying to hold sand.
So consistency from Dion Lewis has been a pleasant surprise. He's averaging 108 yards and has scored two rushing touchdowns...